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The summer months have passed by quickly, and it is almost time for children to go back to school. Fall is also the season for joining new activities and classes like ballet, piano or martial arts, as well as sports like basketball or soccer. However, it’s also important to involve children in extracurricular activities that focus on friendship, healthy habits and being good citizens.

Experience Southern elegance and tradition at the 67th Annual Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant July 22 and 23rd at the Historic Saenger Theater in Downtown Hattiesburg.

This year, as the pageant celebrates 67 years of hospitality and grace, 27 of Mississippi’s best and brightest young ladies will take the stage to compete for the 2016 title – a title that comes with a ticket to travel across the nation promoting the state’s economic development and tourism programs.

Leatha Jackson, T-Bone’s Records and Cafe, and FestivalSouth founder Dr. Jay Dean were all inducted as inaugural members of the new Best of the Pine Belt Hall of Fame during the recent BOPB awards gala held at the Saenger Theater in downtown Hattiesburg.

The Hall of Fame is the brainchild of Signature Magazine publisher David Gustafson, who said he wanted a way to honor businesses and individuals who have gone above and beyond to improve the quality of life here in the Pine Belt.

The Hattiesburg faithful came out in droves for the inaugural Best of the Pine Belt Awards Show held Friday, June 3, at the Saenger Theater.
Sponsored by visitHattiesburg and presented by Festival South and Signature Magazine, the fun-filled event featured live musical performances from a number of local acts and the presentation of 12 key awards including:

It has always been said that if you pick a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. Tom Colt knows this to be fact as he calls his job with Rock 104 nothing but fun. That fun has landed him the Best of the Pine Belt ‘Best Radio Music DJ’ designation for 2016.
Colt stumbled into journalism with a desire to do radio. He never longed to be a reporter, simply to work for a radio station. And a journalism degree seemed like the way to go.

Since 2005, Signature Magazine has been South Mississippi's premier lifestyles magazine. Spotlighting the people, places, and things that make South Mississippi so unique, Signature is published monthly and is the most-popular and most widely-distributed publication in the region